§ 50.010 DBE GOALS.

   (A)   The Commuter Rail Division is required by the Department of Transportation to establish percentage goals for DBE participation (49 C.F.R. part 26). Such goals, where practical and related to the availability of minority and female firms in desired areas of expertise, provide a benchmark for achievement of the DBE policy/program within a specified time frame.

   (B)   (1)   (a)   In order to measure the success of the overall affirmative action program for DBEs, two types of goals have been developed against which progress will be measured:

            1.   Overall goals; and

            2.   Contract specific goals.

         (b)   Separate overall goals shall be set for firms owned and controlled by minorities and firms owned and controlled by women.

      (2)   (a)   Overall goals.

            1.   The CRD has established overall year. DBE goals for its contracting activities for the current fiscal year. Those goals, stated in percentages of dollar amounts of contracts awarded, are:

               a.   Fifteen percent of contract dollar amounts for minority owned and controlled firms; and

               b.   Five percent of contract dollar amounts for female owned and controlled firms.

            2.   These goals will be reviewed and revised, if necessary, on an annual basis.

            3.   The following factors were considered in establishing the foregoing overall goals:

               a.   Projection of the number and types of contracts to be awarded by the Commuter Rail Division.

                  i.   The Division of Grant Development estimates the fiscal year 1984 unobligated prior approved capital awards of $71,000,000. The following pages are the approved grants and their projected MBE/WBE participation percentages.

                  ii.   The Division of Grant Development estimates the fiscal year 1984 previously approved operating awards of almost $5,000,000.

                  iii.   The Division of Grant Development estimates pending grant awards in the amount of $79,564,000 of which $15,000,000 is for the acquisition of Milwaukee Road assets.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Minority Business Enterprise Department 1984 FISCAL YEAR GOALS BASED UPON PROJECTED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION ON ANTICIPATED FEDERALLY ASSISTED CONTRACTS SUMMARY BY GRANT AND BY ACTIVITY
Grant Numbers	Purchases Only	Engineering Only	Engineering MRE (15%)	Engineering MBE (5%)	Construction Only	Construction MBE (15%)
11-03-0065	$1,682,659	$ -0-	$ -0-	$ -0-	$1,280,887	$192,133
11-03-0076	$50,000	$1,224,949	$183,742	$61,248	$8,666,204	$1,299,931
11-03-0085	$1,142,500	$ -0-	$ -0-	$ -0-	$ -0-	$ -0-
11-03-0089	$5,059,104	$214,995	$32,249	$10,750	$1,015,000	$152,250
11-03-0093	$2,694,209	$2,983,054	$447,458	$149,153	$2,910,000	$436,500
11-03-0101	$3,522,000	$1,336,000	$200,400	$66,800	$87,000	$13,050
11-05-0016	$2,232,167	$167,026	$25,054	$8,351	$2,493,000	$373,950
11-05-0034	$1,326,051	$1,012,884	$151,933	$50,644	$149,100	$22,365
11-90-0008	$15,720,760	$1,005,000	$150,750	$50,250	$5,819,350	$872,903
GRAND TOTALS	$33,429,450	$8,418,908	$1,262,836	$420,946	$22,420,541	$3,363,082

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Minority Business Enterprise Department 1984 FISCAL YEAR GOALS BASED UPON PROJECTED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION ON ANTICIPATED FEDERALLY ASSISTED CONTRACTS
Project Element	Description of Contract	Activity	Contract $ Amount	Projected MBE %	MBE $ Value	Projected WBE %	WBE $ Value
GRANT 11-03-0065
A50205	RN - Clyde Street Station rehabilitation RN - Clyde Street Station rehabilitation	Purchases Construction	$36,852 $235,000
A50208	MR - Commuter car rehabilitation	Purchases	$21,547
A50216	LCG Tie stations/circuit breakers	Purchases	$91,009
A50221	RI - Prairie/Gresham crossovers	Purchases	$286,520
A50222	RI - Reverse signal track 3	Purchases	$603,240
A50224	RI - Rehab 22 station platforms	Purchases	$65,214
A50230	RI - Joliet Coach Yard RI - Joliet Coach Yard	Purchases Construction	$433,172 $1,045,887
A50213	C3H7 - Rehab 5 locomotives	Purchases	$145,105
		GRAND TOTAL	$2,963,546
		Engineering Only	$ -0-	15%	$ -0-	5%	$ -0-
		Purchases Only	$1,682,659		N/A		N/A
		Construction Only	$1,280,887	15%	$192,133		N/A
GRANT IL-03-0076/CAP-78-117-FED
A90693	CNW - DesPlaines bus lane	Construction	$79,614
A90604	Bus - Elgin - New bus/rail facility	Engineering Construction	$137,236 $499,504
A90609	CNW - Waukegan - Bus/Rail Facility	Engineering	$105,452
A90618	CNW - Chicago Passenger Terminal	Engineering Construction	$86,268 $1,180,000
A90622	HN - Western Avenue Station	Construction	$109,000
A90624	HR - 14 stations	Construction	$77,087
A90625	HR Grayslake/Ingleside	Construction	$75,000
A90627	ICG - Randolph Street Station Rehabilitation	Purchases Construction	$42,600 $72,400
A90628	ICG - VanBuren Street rehabilitation	Construction	$45,000
A90629	ICG - Roosevelt Road rehabilitation	Construction	$45,000
A90632	ICG - 7 Station rehabilitation	Engineering Construction	$413,133 $275,000
A90633	ICG Richton Park	Construction	$500,000
A90635	C&NW - West Chicago	Engineering Construction	$52,100 $490,000
A90643	C&NW - North Chicago	Engineering	$68,268
A90644	C&NW - Gary	Engineering	$117,944
A90645	RI - Vermont Street Station	Engineering	$36,740
A90646	ICG - Flossmoor	Engineering	$121,188
A90652	N&W - Lansing	Engineering	$16,620
A90653	LUS - Standby - Power	Engineering Construction	$40,000 $600,000
A90655	LUS - Additional Escalator	Purchases Engineering Construction	$50,000 $30,000 $350,000
A90656	Gen. “Special Package”	Construction	$2,345,999
A90657	Gen. Step User Improvements	Construction	$1,790,000
A90659	RI - 99th Street Station	Construction	$90,000
		TOTAL	$9,941,153
		Engineering Only	$1,224,949	15%	$483,742	5%	$61,248
		Construction Only	$8,666,204	15%	$1,299,931
		Purchases Only	$50,000	N/A	N/A		N/A
GRANT IL-03-0085
C51002	IRA Glazing	Purchases	$275,757
C51011	Iles South Chicago Branch - ICG	Purchases	$130,441
C51015	Iles - Blue Island/Joliet NIRCRI	Purchases	$174,366
C51016	Rehabilitate bridges and Polk Street interlockers	Purchases	$177,890
C51017	Jackson Street station	Purchases	$141,046
C51018	Clinton Street pollution control	Purchases	$108,000
C51019	Chicago shop pollution control	Purchases	$135,000
		GRANT TOTAL	$1,142,500
		Purchases Only	$1,142,500		N/A		N/A
		Engineering Only	$ -0-	15%	$ -0-		$ -0-
		Construction Only	$ -0-	15%	$ -0-		$ -0-
GRANT IL-03-0089/CAP-81-173-FED
C21051	Replace semaphore signals	Purchases	$14,938
C21052	Replace cable	Purchases	$68,765
C21053	Replace base radio and phone	Purchases Construction	$110,816 $18,000
C21054	Replace Mayfair interlocker	Purchases	$750,000
C21055	Install yard pollution control	Engineering Construction	$55,000 $439,000
C21056	Install pollution control	Engineering	$70,000
C21057	Purchase turnouts and switches	Purchases	$35,849
C21058	Replace switch heaters	Purchases	$44,659
C21059	Purchase equipment	Purchases	$524,591
C21060	Standby Power Cal. Ave. Yard #2	Purchases	$90,000
C21061	Ventilate Randolph vault	Construction	$10,000
C21063	Signal batteries and rectifiers	Purchases	$53,619
C21064	Yard security lights	Purchases	$12,000
C21065	Renew Randolph Street interlockers	Purchases	$1,200,000
C21066	Rehabilitate Harrison to Taylor	Purchases	$2,000,000
C21067	Lake Street switch machine	Purchases Construction	$10,867 $32,000
C21068	Clinton Street switch heaters	Purchases Construction	$127,000 $16,000
C21069	Renew HI interlockers	Engineering	$15,000
C21070	Replace switch heaters	Purchases	$16,000
C21072	North and South End DC crew facility	Engineering Construction	$74,995 $500,000
		GRAND TOTAL	$6,289,099
		Engineering Only	$214,995	15%	$32,249	5%	$10,750
		Purchases Only	$5,059,104	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Construction Only	$1,015,000	15%	$152,250	N/A	N/A
GRANT IL-03-0093/CAP-82-194-FED
D41202	CNW - 50,000 Lies/250 CI ballast	Purchases	$56,879
D41206	CNW - Improve ROW fencing	Purchases	$51,469
D41207	CNW - Consol. Clinton/Lake interlock	Engineering	$174,650
D41209	HR - Lies/ballast - A2/A5	Purchases	$555,507
D41210	HR - Lies/ballast - Canal/A2	Purchases	$300,513
D41211	ICG - So. Chicago Bridge - rehabilitate RIM/Crossing	Purchases	$157,983
D41212	ICG - Rail grinding	Construction	$210,000
D41213	MR - Rail grinding	Construction	$115,000
D41215	RI - Consolidate/rehabilitate 16th and root interlocker	Engineering Construction	$275,000 $250,000
D41216	RI - Rehabilitate Bridges/walls/culverts	Purchases Engineering Construction	$79,645 $80,000 $500,000
D44248	RI - Givens Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$14,000
D44224	CN&W - Rehabilitate California Avenue Yard	Engineering	$125,000
D44225	CN&W - Rehabilitate M19A maintenance yard	Engineering	$125,000
D44228	CN&W - Standby power	Purchases	$242,000
D44229	RN - Rehabilitate 14th Street yard	Construction	$250,000
D44231	RI - Rehabilitate 47th Street yard	Purchases Construction	$150,000 $850,000
		GRAND TOTAL	$8,587,263
		Engineering Only	$2,983,054	15%	$447,458	5%	$149,151
		Purchases Only	$2,694,209		N/A		N/A
		Construction Only	$2,910,000	15%	$436,500		N/A
D44230	ICG - Sprinkler system - 16th Street yard	Purchases Construction	$60,000 $35,000
D44231	RI - Rehabilitate 47th Street yard	Engineering Construction	$750,000 $700,000
D44233	CNW - Clybourn Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$62,000
D44234	CNW - Rogers Park Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$13,000
D44235	CNW - Indian Hill Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$15,918
D44236	CNW - Irving Park Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$21,000
D44237	CNW - Norwood Park Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$26,000
D44238	CNW - Cumberland Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$19,000
D442	CNW - Melrose Park Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$32,000
D44242	HR - Elgin Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$14,000
D44244	HR - Mars Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$33,000
D4424	RI - Gresham Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$23,000
D44217	CNW - Replace semaphore signals	Purchases	$103,778
D44218	CNW - Replace signal cable	Purchases	$138,500
D44219	ICG - Install standby power - stations	Purchases	$25,000
D44220	ICG - Replace messenger wire	Purchases	$192,927
D44221	ICG - Replace switch heaters	Purchases	$24,000
D44222	ICG - Replace impedance bonds	Purchases	$16,559
D44223	ICG - Replace aerial cable	Purchases	$18,341
D44224	CNW - Rehabilitate California Avenue Yard	Engineering	$304,148
D44225	CNW - Rehabilitate M194 maintenance yard	Engineering	$179,368
D44226	HR - Rehabilitate Western Avenue Yard	Purchases Engineering	$249,140 $697,000
D44227	CNW - Standby power	Purchases	$13,000
D44228	HR - Rehabilitate 14th Street yard	Purchases	$258,968
GRANT IL-05-0034
D84327	Maintenance equipment Joliet UZA	Purchases	$25,000
		Grand Total	$2,488,035
		Purchases Only	$1,326,051	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Engineering Only	$1,012,884	15%	$151,933	5%	$50,644
		Construction Only	$149,100	15%	$22,365	N/A
GRANT IL-03-0101
F44404	50,000 Ties/ballast/grade crossings	Purchases Engineering	$1,650,000 $100,000
F44408	Noble Street interlocker renewal	Purchases	$175,000
F44410	Western Avenue interlocker renewed	Purchases	$175,000
F44412	Bridge renewal program	Engineering	$160,000
F44413	Gresham interlocker renewal	Engineering	$160,000
F44426	Bridge renewal program	Engineering	$290,000
F44430	Adams Street bridge modification	Engineering	$75,000
F44434	Battery and rectifier replacement	Purchases	$60,000
F44437	Semaphore signal replacement	Purchases	$50,000
F44438	Radio dispatcher signal modes	Purchases	$30,000
F44446	Upgrade PC switch machines	Purchases	$29,000
F44447	Messenger wire - Phase IV	Purchases	$390,000
F44449	Replace aerial cable	Purchases	$65,000
E44452	Yard/shop rehabilitate 6 locations	Engineering	$250,000
E44456	CCTV Catenary inspection equipment	Purchases	$11,000
E44459	Vehicles, equipment and shop improvements	Purchases	$80,000
E44460	Communication test equipment	Purchases	$79,000
E44461	New storage and fueling facility	Engineering	$40,000
E44462	Maintenance and support equipment	Purchases	$700,000
E44464	Extend Adams Street kiosk	Engineering	$28,000
E44465	Main Street (Evanston) Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$120,000
E44466	Ravinia Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$47,000
E44467	Lombard Station rehabilitation	Engineering	$28,000
E44468	Berkeley Station rehabilitation	Purchases	$28,000
E44469	103rd Street (Washington Heights) Station rehabilitation	Construction	$87,000
E44470	Northbound - New station	Engineering	$38,000
		GRAND TOTAL	$4,945,000
		Engineering Only	$1,336,000	15%	$200,400	5%	$66,800
		Purchases Only	$3,522,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Construction Only	$87,00	15%	$13,050	N/A	N/A
GRANT IL-90-0008
E21481	Buses	Purchases	$610,000
E21482	Rolling stock	Purchases	$130,000
E21483	Grade crossing protection	Purchases	$80,000
E21484	Rail rehabilitation	Purchases	$2,000,000
E21485	?? System	Purchases	$350,000
E21488	Waste trash drainage	Purchases	$75,000
		GRAND TOTAL	$22,545,110
		Engineering	$1,005,000	15%	$150,750	5%	$50,250
		Purchases	$15,720,760		N/A		N/A
		Construction	$5,819,350	15%	$872,903		N/A
E20230	Joliet coach yard	Construction	$1,000,000
???	Elgin bus and rail facility	Construction	$510,650
???	Fairview Avenue platform	Construction	$74,000
???	Richton Park Station	Construction	$701,000
???	Davis Street Station	Construction	$924,000
???	North Chicago Station	Construction	$379,000
???	Oak Lawn Station	Construction	$415,000
???	Joliet garage facility	Construction	$460,700
???	Lies and ballast	Purchases	$100,000
???	???? and clean ballast	Purchases	$30,000
???	Rehabilitate bridges, walls and culverts	Construction	$855,000
???	???	Purchases	$973,000
???	????	Purchases	$2,000,000
???	??? interlocker renewal	Engineering	$200,000
F24428	Canal Street road crossing	Purchases	$115,000
F24429	Rail ??	Purchases	$200,000
???	Centralized train control machine	Purchases	$1,320,000
???	Upgrade impedance bonds	Purchases	$77,000
???	Renew power supervisory system	Purchases	$270,000
???	Replace Signal Transformers	Purchases	$250,000
???	Improve 15th Street and Matteson Yard	Engineering	$675,000
???	Purchase and Install Computer Equipment	Purchases Construction	$2,300,000 $500,000
???	Renovate Aurora Garage Facility	Engineering	$130,000
???	Improve R.O.W. North Line	Purchases	$310,000
???	Rehab. R.O.W. Blue Island Branch	Purchases	$300,000
???	Right-of-way fencing Beverly Branch	Purchases	$80,000
???	Rolling stock	Purchases	$4,150,760

 

               b.   The capabilities of DBEs to comply with CRD’s purchasing standards. Since the inception of the DBE office of the RTA, an education program was taking place to make potential DBE suppliers aware of CRD’s standards. A number of minority firms have benefitted over the past several years from this activity and have become frequent suppliers of goods and services. This program will continue through the Commuter Rail Divisions’ DBE staff efforts and affirmative action on part of the buyers.

         (b)   Contract specific goals.

            1.   Construction.

               a.   A program has been developed which ensures that when construction contracts are awarded, the prime contractor must meet the goals set forth in the solicitation for minority owned construction firms. Bidders or proposers for construction projects must meet or exceed the level of DBE participation required, or satisfactorily demonstrate that the goal could not be met despite their best efforts.

               b.   The Board of Directors of the Commuter Rail Division shall be the final determiner of whether or not acceptable good faith efforts have been made by the prime contractor. Factors to be considered shall include, but are not limited to, nature of the project and degree of specialization of the work to be performed, the availability of bona fide DBE firms with expertise in the specific trades included within the scope of the contract, geographic area where the project work will be performed and the DBE goal achievement of other public bodies with similar programs in the locality.

               c.   i.   The prime contractor is required to make every effort to locate eligible minority subcontractors. Pro forma efforts that do not accomplish goal attainment are not acceptable.

                  ii.   Examples of good faith efforts to be demonstrated and documented by the prime contractor include the following:

                     A.   Written notice to a reasonable number of minority firms with expertise in the appropriate trade or profession soliciting their interest in a phase of the contract (and documenting that contact);

                     B.   Providing interested minority firms with adequate information about the plans, specifications and requirements of the contract (and maintaining record of such contact);

                     C.   Negotiating in good faith with interested MBEs, not rejecting DBEs as unqualified without sound reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities (and be able to document any “unqualified”);

                     D.   Soliciting the aid of CEDCO Contractors Division, or other such Minority Construction Trade Associations, in locating competent minority contractors and furnish records of such solicitation upon request;

                     E.   Assisting interested and qualified DBEs in obtaining bonding and/or insurance required in connection with the contract, if needed; and

                     F.   Contacting the CRD’s DBE office at 312-836-4205 to obtain a listing of minority contractors, if needed.

               d.   A record of all activities to demonstrate good faith efforts should be kept, and made available to the CRD upon request.

               e.   The CRD sends a copy of each construction bid specification to the Chicago Economic Development Corporation (“CEDCO”), 1711 East 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649 free of its usual charge of $25 through $50. Any interested minority contractor can study the plan at the CEDCO office. If the prime contracting firm cannot locate minority firms, it is obliged to contact CEDCO for referrals, as a demonstration of good faith efforts. Minority contractors seeking a subcontracting arrangement can also call the DBE office of the CRD to find the names of construction firms who have purchased the bid specifications.

               f.   Of course, DBE firms may bid as prime contractors or enter into joint venture arrangements with other firms for the performance of the contract.

            2.   Architectural and engineering contracts. A program has been developed which ensures that when architectural and engineering contracts are awarded, the prime consultant must meet the goals set forth in the solicitation for minority and female owned consulting firms. Bidders or proposers for architectural and engineering projects must meet or exceed the level of minority and female business participation required, or demonstrate to CRD’s satisfaction that the goal could not be met despite their best efforts as described in the preceding section.

            3.   Manufacturers of transit vehicles. The MBE requirement for manufacturers of transit vehicles is the responsibility of UMTA. All such firms must be approved by UMTA on the basis of their DBE goal setting. Manufacturers of transit vehicles must certify to CRD that they have an UMTA approved goal before contracting can be effected.

            4.   Other awards with subcontracting possibilities. As part of its responsibilities, the DBE office is required to consider subcontracting possibilities in all procurements and establish goals for DBE participation in appropriate cases. Such goals, once established, shall be an element of responsiveness to the bid document.

(Ord. CRB 84-42, passed 9-14-1984)